Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 initial set-up

2010-06-30 Thread DL1FUX
Cornfirm! No vox possible. 73, martin dl1fux Am 01.07.2010 00:35, schrieb Tim Ellison: Bob, As indicated in the letter you received with your FLEX-1500, the multiple audio driver issue is temporary until the FLEX USB streaming audio driver has the bugs worked out and can be used instead.

Re: [Flexradio] Strange phenomenon on transmit audio

2010-06-30 Thread Tim Ellison
The main thing it to think of the PC *and* the SDR hardware as one radio system; not two separate components. You must ground both to a single point ground with a low impedance, non-resonant RF ground to earth if you use unbalanced antennas and/or operate in the near field of the antenna. -Ti

Re: [Flexradio] Strange phenomenon on transmit audio

2010-06-30 Thread Steve Sterling
I experienced the same thing this weekend in a portable situation during Field Day (note I am an 8 day newbie, so no expert). From home, with a good ground system and resonant ant, no problem. But, out in the park for Field Day, with the only a 3ft rebar driven into the ground for a ground, a

Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 initial set-up

2010-06-30 Thread Tim Ellison
Bob, As indicated in the letter you received with your FLEX-1500, the multiple audio driver issue is temporary until the FLEX USB streaming audio driver has the bugs worked out and can be used instead. In the mean time, use what works the best for you and your PC setup. There may be a bug in

[Flexradio] Flex-1500 initial set-up

2010-06-30 Thread k9foh
Received my Flex-1500 June 28 and have some comments about the set-up. My computer is a new dual-core processor running Windows 7. Initial set-up went all okay except for the CW mode. I installed PowerSDR v2.0.3 and had very rough sounding CW sidetone and the signal also sounded very choppy with

[Flexradio] SO"2"R with Flex?

2010-06-30 Thread Stu Phillips
Is anyone using an F5K with a dual receivers in SO2R like operation? Preferably with one amplifier? If so, could you contact me offlist? I'm undertaking a major overhaul of my station including the antenna farm and would like to swap notes and gain from prior experience. Thanks! Stu K6TU

Re: [Flexradio] sdr-1000

2010-06-30 Thread Alfred Green
Ray - K9DUR wrote: Alf, On the SDR-1000 the PA only covers 160m-10m, so the 6m output is always ~0.5W. Yes, the SDR-1000 really needed a pre-amp for 6m receive. Thanks for the info. I probably knew that, but had forgotten. I use my SDR1K as a test receiver and to drive transverters. I orig

Re: [Flexradio] sdr-1000

2010-06-30 Thread Bill Bordy, NJ1H
I have a SDR-1000. The SDR-1000 PA does not cover 6M. The output on 6M is the same as a unit without the PA. 73, Bill NJ1H On 6/30/2010 12:09 PM, Alfred Green wrote: y...@aol.com wrote: Here is my question, Have a 1000 that Iam giving to one of the kids in our club. He asked me about 6 mete

Re: [Flexradio] sdr-1000

2010-06-30 Thread Ray - K9DUR
Alf, On the SDR-1000 the PA only covers 160m-10m, so the 6m output is always ~0.5W. Yes, the SDR-1000 really needed a pre-amp for 6m receive. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.f

Re: [Flexradio] sdr-1000

2010-06-30 Thread Alfred Green
y...@aol.com wrote: Here is my question, Have a 1000 that Iam giving to one of the kids in our club. He asked me about 6 meters,as he worked that band as a tech. I looked thru the forms and the KB didn't see much about the 1000 and six meters. I never used the radio on 6 and do not remember. I

[Flexradio] sdr-1000

2010-06-30 Thread yash
Here is my question, Have a 1000 that Iam giving to one of the kids in our club. He asked me about 6 meters,as he worked that band as a tech. I looked thru the forms and the KB didn't see much about the 1000 and six meters. I never used the radio on 6 and do not remember. I realize the rig has

[Flexradio] FLEX-1500 shipping update

2010-06-30 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Dear FLEX-1500 customers: As reported last week, we are now shipping the FLEX-1500 in significant volume. The first production run will complete shipment this week and the second run is on the SMD line right now. We expect the second production run to start shipping by the end of next week. The

[Flexradio] Strange phenomenon on transmit audio

2010-06-30 Thread Gary Strong
I am running a Flex3000 with v. 1.18.3 (waiting for 2.0), using a Heil HM-5 mike. Mixer is set to full slider; Mike Gain to 20, no CPDR or DX to do this test. When I transmit using TX EQ (and a nominal preamp setting) folks have told me that voice is normal for first few seconds, then there is spl

Re: [Flexradio] Field Day with a Flex

2010-06-30 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Larry, There is another way to get out of demo mode. Go to the Setup>General>Hardware Configuration tab and select the correct radio. Shut down and reload PowerSDR and you will be back up and running. Reset database always works but you loose all your settings unless you save and restore your n